School of Psychology, Counseling, and Family Therapy Faculty
Our Faculty
The School of Psychology, Counseling, and Family Therapy faculty are experienced scholar-teachers who invest deeply in the academic, spiritual, and vocational growth and mentorship of their students.
Mandy Kellums Baraka, PhD
Associate Professor of Counseling
Aimee Callender, PhD
Chair of Undergraduate Psychology; Associate Professor of Psychology
Sally Schwer Canning, PhD
Professor of Psychology
Ki Chae, PhD
Director of the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program; Associate Professor of Counseling
James Cornwell, PhD
Director of Research; Associate Professor of Psychology
Ward Davis, PsyD
Professor of Psychology
Sarah Hall, PhD
Dean, Associate Professor of Psychology
Darlene Hannah, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Megan M. Happel, PsyD
Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology; Director of Clinical Training
Emily Hervey, PsyD
Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology
Jake Johnson, PhD, LMFT
Marriage and Family Therapy Clinical Training Coordinator; Associate Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy
Smyrna Khalaf, PhD
Assistant Professor of Counseling
Charles Liu, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychology
John McConnell, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology
Raymond Phinney, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology
Benjamin Pyykkonen, PhD
Clinical Psychology Programs Director, Associate Professor of Psychology
Sandra Yu Rueger, PhD
Professor of Psychology
Tammy Schultz, PhD
Clinical Mental Health Counseling Training Coordinator; Professor of Counseling; Co-Coordinator of the Trauma Certificate Program
Wendy R. Smith, PsyD
Director of the Marriage and Family Therapy Clinic at Wheaton College, Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy
William Struthers, PhD
Professor of Psychology
David Van Dyke, PhD
Director of the M.A. Program in Marriage and Family Therapy, Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy
John Vessey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Terri Watson, Psy.D.
Professor of Psychology
Hillary Wildt, Psy.D., L.C.P.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy; Interim Director of the M.A. Program in Marriage and Family Therapy
Mark Yarhouse, PsyD
Dr. Arthur P. Rech and Mrs. Jean May Rech Professor of Psychology; Director, Sexual & Gender Identity Institute